Kathmandu, Aug 20: Dissatisfied with active monarchy in Nepal, an opposition part in the Himalayan kingdom has warned of launching an intensified and decisive movement to restore democracy in the country within the next two weeks. "We do not favour active monarchy, nor do we tolerate any one trying to have a role outside the constitution," Nepal Communist Party (UML) general secretary, Madhav Kumar Nepal, told reporters yesterday.

"The political parties are going to launch an intensified and decisive movement to restore democracy in the next two weeks," warned.

"Our movement will be forceful and effective but it will be peaceful," he said. Both the palace and the Maoists are trying to eliminate their opponents so both of them are autocratic in nature, he opined.

The King has no right to dismiss the elected Prime Minister, Nepal said recalling that his party did not back the idea of removing Sher Bahadur Deuba from the prime ministership last year.

"Instead, we had proposed to form an all party government under Deuba's leadership as we foresaw the present chaotic condition," he said.

"There is no trust between the King and the political parties and the King must take an initiative to end this mistrust and rectify the constitutional error," he said. Nepal said paying lip-service is not enough, the King should prove that he honours democratic values," he said.

He urged the Maoists to stop the killings and settle all outstanding issues on the dialogue table.

Bureau Report